Human Rights Situation Update

Human Rights Situation. Gustavo Gallón, a leading human rights expert, has published a report on the ongoing human rights situation in Haiti. He mentions a number of key and complex aspects concerning human rights in the country. As an independent expert, he led a mission to Haiti in September 2013 in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel. Following this trip, he identified the following five problems that merit urgent attention in the country.

These include:

Social inequality. A large number of the population lacks resources and does not have access to economic, cultural and social rights

The deplorable situation of persons who are deprived of their freedom, in particular prolonged detentions

The weakness in the rule of law

Human rights violations that have been carried out in the past

The impact that catastrophes have had on human rights in Haiti

You can read the full report and its findings – in French – here. More details below.